MARCH 2026 Newsletter

The following addresses are on this month’s list.  If additional Landmark items come up for March, we will email everyone.

31 East 63rd Street                 

700 Park Avenue

168 East 75th Street

31 East 63rd Street

680 Madison Avenue

2 East 78th Street

1185 Park Avenue

31 East 63rd Street

1185 Park Avenue

48 East 73rd Street

833-837 Madison Avenue

168 East 75th Street

The following items will be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, (212-669-7855) 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 and also by teleconference.

The Upper East Side Items are:

31 East 63rd Street – Upper East Side Historic District
A rowhouse built in 1877-79 and altered in 1938 by Treanor and Fatio.  Application is to construct a rooftop addition.

700 Park Avenue – Upper East Side Historic District
An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, and Paul Resnick & Harry F. Green, and built in 1959.  Application is to replace a window assembly.arry F. Harry

The following items will be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, (212-669-7855) 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 and also by teleconference.

The Upper East Side Item is:

168 East 75th Street – Upper East Side Historic District Extension
A rowhouse built in 1880-81 and significantly altered as an Arts and Crafts style garage building designed by Edmund C. Stout in 1902.  Application is to construct a rooftop addition, modify masonry openings, replace windows, and alter the rear façade and extension.

The following items will be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, (212-669-7855) 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 and also by teleconference.

The Upper East Side Item is:

168 East 75th Street – Upper East Side Historic District Extension
A rowhouse built in 1880-81, and altered as an Arts and Crafts style garage building by Edmund C. Stout in 1902.  Application is to construct a rooftop addition, modify masonry openings, replace windows, and alter the rear façade and extension.                                                                                       

The Community Board 8 Landmarks Committee meeting is on Monday, March 16, 2026.  The meeting is conducted via Zoom at 6:30 pm.  For Zoom access, please register for the meeting at the following website.

cb8m.fillout.com/attend?Meeting=recki585HqfMktfCZ

The agenda is attached.

31 East 63rd Street – Upper East Side Historic District
A no-style building designed by Treanor & Fatio and constructed in 1915. Application is for a horizontal addition on the 5th Floor. The revised presentation incorporates comments from the Community Board.

680 Madison Avenue – Upper East Side Historic District
 A Neo-Georgian building designed by K.B. Norton and constructed in 1950-51. Application is for creating a storefront master plan and the installation of new windows at the second and third floor.

2 East 78th Street – Upper East Side Historic District
A Neo-Federal building designed by Irving Margon and constructed in 1937. Application is for changes to roof, and the primary facade and rear of the building, including modification of windows and doors.

Landmark Preservation Actions February 2026:

1185 Park Avenue – Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District

A neo-Gothic style apartment house designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29.  Application is to modify and create masonry openings and install louvers.

This application was approved.

31 East 63rd Street – Upper East Side Historic District
A rowhouse built in 1877-79 and altered in 1938 by Treanor and Fatio.  Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
This application was postponed to March 10, 2026.

48 East 73rd Street – Upper East Side Historic District
A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and later altered in 1979.  Application is to alter the front façade and replace windows, redesign the rooftop addition, and combine masonry openings at the rear façade.
This application was approved.

833-837 Madison Avenue – Upper East Side Historic District
A no-style building remodeled in 1956 (no, 831), two neo-Grec rowhouses designed by Charles Buck Co. and built in 1885-1886 (nos. 833 and 835), and a Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1884 (no, 837).  Application is to demolish 833 Madison Avenue and construct a new building on the site, construct rear yard and rooftop additions at nos. 833, 835 and 837 and combine the buildings, and replace storefronts.
This application was approved with modifications.